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New leadership looking to revamp China's economic growth model

2013-06-07 00:00:00

BEIJING — For years China has fueled its booming growth with investments aggressively pushed by local officials, who have used their power to secure land and take other measures to boost government coffers and economic output. But much of the...

North and South Korea name date for talks on restoring ties

2013-06-07 07:57:00

SEOUL -- North Korea and South Korea indicated Friday that they would hold working-level talks on Sunday to discuss the reopening of a closed-down industrial park and the restart of tourist exchanges and reunions of separated families. In a possible...

North Korea changes course, calls for talks with South

2013-06-06 03:13:00

SEOUL -- In a sudden change of heart, North Korea called Thursday for talks with South Korea about reopening a shuttered industrial park and restarting tourist exchanges and reunions of separated families. Seoul almost immediately accepted, setting...

North Korea's Kim signals he's willing to talk in letter to China's Xi

2013-05-24 07:15:00

BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday personally received a handwritten letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, signaling a possible rapprochement after months of estrangement between the communist allies. The contents of the letter...

Aide to Japan's leader pays unannounced visit to North Korea

2013-05-14 12:35:00

BEIJING -- A senior aide to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived Tuesday in North Korea, but neither country gave a reason for the unannounced visit that followed weeks of high tension in the region over the North's nuclear and missile tests....

'The Way of the Knife' exposes America's shadow wars

2013-05-03 08:00:00

In October 2002, Barack Obama, then an obscure state senator in Illinois, stood in Federal Plaza in Chicago and gave a speech about Iraq that launched his career toward the White House. "I don't oppose all wars," Obama told the crowd. "What I am opposed...

The Week in Pictures | April 15 – April 21, 2013

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Pictures in the News | April 15, 2013

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North Korea marks founder's birthday with flowers, not missiles

2013-04-15 09:07:00

BEIJING -- North Korea celebrated the 101th anniversary of its founder's birth Monday with flowers and dancing instead of missiles, raising hopes that the regime�may be climbing down from the furious rhetoric of recent weeks. Even the fire-breathing...

Kerry: Beijing to work with U.S. to quell North Korea nuke threat

2013-04-13 09:45:00

BEIJING -- After meeting with top Chinese leaders Saturday, Secretary of State John Kerry said� Beijing had pledged to work with the United States to urge North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons. "There is no question in my mind that China is...

Kerry arrives in South Korea at a touchy time

2013-04-12 02:49:00

SEOUL, South Korea — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in South Korea on Friday on an unusual diplomatic journey, traveling directly into a region bracing for a possible North Korean missile test and risking that his presence alone could...

North Korea analyst: 'One of the most dangerous moments'

2013-04-02 09:38:00

SEOUL�-- Thumbing its nose again at the international community, North Korea announced Tuesday that it would restart a nuclear reactor that was closed in 2007 under a six-nation disarmament agreement. Although Pyongyang claimed in the past that the...

is known for his bouffant, but he hates long hair on other men. He ordered followers in 2005 to keep their hair shorter than 5 centimeters (2 inches).

2013-05-07 09:22:00

People visit giant statues of the late North Korean leaders, Kim Il Sung, left, and his son, Kim Jong Il, in the capital, Pyongyang.

2013-04-15 00:00:00

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, left, and his son and designated heir Kim Jong Un watch soldiers march in a parade celebrating the 65th anniversary of the ruling Korean Workers Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Oct. 10, 2010.

2013-04-05 11:14:54